I mog, he mogs, you mog, we all mog: Where does the term come from and what does it mean?

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Braden Peters (left) is an American online streamer and "looksmaxxing" influencer, while Gold medal Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu once said her main goal at a competition was simply “to mog”.

Braden Peters (left) is an American "looksmaxxing" influencer, while gold medal Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu once said her main goal at a competition was simply “to mog”.

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Nicole Stock

NEW YORK – When Monica Sanz, 24, first heard the word “mog”, she had a startling realisation: She had reached linguistic obsolescence.

The three-letter word, along with its various permutations – mogging, mogged, getting out-mogged – has become a way to describe one person outshining another, primarily used by Gen Alpha.

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